The Way it Should Be

The way it should be And the way it is Do the two ever meet? Is it worth it for me To strive for the right And make things ordered and neat When I know we’ll see It won’t go as planned And end in defeat?

But then, Should I not do my best Put myself to the test Try to surpass the rest? Should I set up to fail When it gets tough, bail Not try and flail?

No.

Ideal is my goal Shoot for the stars If I land on Mars At least I’m out of the hole

So perhaps the key Try to create “what should be” Who knows, I may accomplish that feat